Things I learned today (Part 1)

John Stocktons son David plays with the Utah Jazz in the NBA. This could also be on the things that make me feel old thread

A masterclass from glasagusban

Stockton was a contemporary of Jordan, Barkley etc, it’s hardly surprising that he has a son in tne NBA surely?

Blindboy’s granda and histwo brothers were in Tom Barry’s flying column, took part in Kilmichael and had a guest of the nation style experience with a captured auxie
Blind boy may be a bit of an annoying cunt but he’s an interesting one

Its the ‘Things I Learned Today’ thread. The ‘Surprising Things I Learned Today’ is a different thread

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Did they put a bag over the Auxie’s head?

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He dug ditches with them and fitted in like a family member, he was an East Londoner salt of tne earth type
Tom Barry had him shot

Gareth Bale is a Munster Rugby fan.

Some good lines in this

A history of Ireland in phrases as Gaeilge (via @IrishTimes) https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/a-history-of-ireland-in-phrases-as-gaeilge-1.3487776

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He was also the US Ryder Cup captain for the infamous “War On The Shore” in 1991.

I’d say that might have been hes brudher

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WB Yeats lived in a small house on the edge of a cliff overlooking balscadden bay in howth from 1880-1883.*

*meant to post this yesterday.

Just set up a things I learned yesterday thread instead.

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The internet has no borders

Not according to a US court of appeals

Ronaldinho is into polygamy

25% of the population of Dublin were not born in Ireland.

33% of the workforce in Dublin were not born in Ireland.

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